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Mergers and Acquisitions

  • Blogs

    January 3, 2011

    Tilman Fertitta an "Executive to Watch" in 2011

    This is Tilman Fertitta's three-story yacht. How's your 2011 looking so far?​Houston's Tilman Fertitta made a short list of restaurant executives to watch in 2011, in part because of his recent acquisition of a trio of new restaurant chains: The Oceanaire, Claim Jumper and Bubba Gump Shrimp Co ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 3, 2010

    Annise Parker Appoints Committee To Study Continental Merger; Problem Solved

    Some mellow mood music for the panel​Continental Airline's decision to merge with United and base itself out of Chicago wasn't very good news.But fret not: A committee has been appointed to study the situation.Mayor Annise Parker has announced the economic impact of the merger will be examined by ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 3, 2010

    Annise Parker Says Fear Not Tthe Continental/United Merger

    Continental -- just a memory now​Houston's Continental Airlines is seemingly about to be taken over by the Yankee corporation of United Airlines in a $3 billion merger than will create the world's largest airline.That airline will not be named Continental.Bad news for Houston? Not necessarily so, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 3, 2010

    Annise Parker Tries To Spin Away The Loss Of Continental

    Leaving on a jet plane......​Dozens of reporters stood cheek to cheek inside Houston Mayor Annise Parker's stuffy press room Monday afternoon seemingly waiting with bated breathe to hear what she would say about today's announced merger between Continental and United.But in truth, there wasn't a w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 25, 2010

    Report: Justice Dept. Approves Ticketmaster/Live Nation Merger (UPDATED)

    [UPDATED to include AEG President and CEO Timothy J. Leiwecke's statement about the merger.] ​ Via CNBC, businessinsider.com reported Monday morning that the U.S. Justice Department has approved the merger of Live Nation and Ticketmaster into a multi-platform entertainment corporation that can do ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 13, 2010

    Despite Impending Merger, Live Nation Shows No Longer Available Through Ticketmaster

    ​ Last week, shareholders of both Ticketmaster and Live Nation voted to approve the companies' impending merger, which was first announced last February. The stock price of both companies rose sharply after the announcement, and the Dow Jones Newswire reported that the U.S. Justice Department coul ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 1, 2009

    Better Watch What You're Putting On Your Facebook Page

    Allegedly, more people use Facebook than e-mail, and during the last several months, Twitter became a verb. But for Corporate America, that could cause some problems, according to Houston attorney Chris Schaeper. "Twenty years ago, you might be having beers with an old frat buddy from college and ha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2009

    It's Official: Live Nation and Ticketmaster Merge

    The boards of directors of concert-industry giants Live Nation and Ticketmaster have approved a merger agreement, CNNmoney.com reported today, a deal expected to take effect later this year. The deal is a stock swap that awards Ticketmaster shareholders 1,374 shares in Live Nation per ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 29, 2007

    It's Getting Hot in Heere

    The boards of directors of concert-industry giants Live Nation and Ticketmaster have approved a merger agreement, CNNmoney.com reported today, a deal expected to take effect later this year. The deal is a stock swap that awards Ticketmaster shareholders 1,374 shares in Live Nation per ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 21, 2007

    Dirty Money

    The boards of directors of concert-industry giants Live Nation and Ticketmaster have approved a merger agreement, CNNmoney.com reported today, a deal expected to take effect later this year. The deal is a stock swap that awards Ticketmaster shareholders 1,374 shares in Live Nation per ... More >>

  • Dining

    May 5, 2005

    Fertitta's Dynasty of Dining

    Love him or hate him, Tilman has turned the region into the land of Landry's

  • News

    May 1, 2003

    Merger Misdeeds?

    A lawsuit accuses oil executives of cheating a divorcée

  • Best of Houston

    September 26, 2002

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    December 2, 1999

    Pump Up the Volume

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    November 26, 1998

    New Boss

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  • News

    November 7, 1996

    Don't cry for me, Amarillo

    How once-fearsome corporate raider T. Boone Pickens was beaten at his own game -- by a one-time protege

  • News

    April 25, 1996

    Feature

    Headline:The Case Against Hurwitz In one of the last big S&L cases from the '80s, two federal agencies are pursuing Charles Hurwitz over the failure of united Savings. And for once, Hurwitz may have no place to hide.

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